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- In June, 1965, two Amphicars successfully navigated the Yukon River in Alaska. In September, 1965, two Amphicars crossed the English Channel
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Sep 17, 2018 · September 17, 1965. A day after becoming the first individuals to travel across the English Channel in automobiles, four Englishmen arrived in the city of Frankfurt in what was then West Germany for a major automobile show. The men arrived at the event in the two Amphicars which they had used for the waterborne trip.
Nov 4, 2022 · In 1962, Trippel launched the most sensational promotional ploy of his career by sending an Amphicar from France to Britain across the often-turbulent English Channel. This stunt was successful, and it naturally captured the attention of both car and boating enthusiasts all over the world.
Apr 3, 2023 · One Isle of Wight resident bought an Amphicar to cross over to the U.K. mainland when he fancied it, rather than pay constant ferry charges, and in 1965 two Amphicars crossed the English Channel. Having set out in force 3 winds, which escalated to force 6 mid-Channel, one Amphicar conked out.
In September, 1965, two Amphicars crossed the English Channel. In August, 1967, four Amphicars participated in the 1967 Yukon River Flotilla a joint Alaska-Yukon Centennial project commemorating the memory of the rugged Klondike gold-seekers who sailed down the Yukon River in 1898.
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Dec 5, 2021 · Two Amphicars crossed the English Channel in Sept. 1965 enduring 20-foot (6.1 m) waves and gale-force winds.
Aug 26, 2023 · In 2004 in a Gibbs Aquada, entrepreneur Richard Branson set a world record for the fastest time to cross the English Channel in an amphibious car at one hour, 40 minutes and six seconds. SeaRoader Lamborghini Countach
Nov 15, 2006 · Piloted by our old mate Doug Hilton of the landairandsea museum and the cars’ designer Tim Dutton, the two started just after 10.00 and finally pulled onto the beach at Calais, seven hours and...
